nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hostility; animosity; enmity
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
middle class; bourgeoisie
property; fortune; means; assets
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
individual; private person; personal; private
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
carelessly; inattentively
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
the reverse; other side; lining
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
from outside; from the side
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to take back; to recapture
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
the very best; excellent; superb
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bet; wager; stake; gamble
acceleration; speeding up